Match the LIST-I with LIST-II
| LIST-I (Events) | LIST-II (Year) | ||
| A. | Article 370 was abolished by Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act | I. | 2019 |
| B. | Mahbooba Mufti became the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir | II. | 2016 |
| C. | Death of Sheikh Abdullah | III. | 1982 |
| D. | National Conference led by Farooq Abdullah came to power with the demand of regional autonomy for Jammu and Kashmir | IV. | 1996 |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A – I, B – II, C – III, D – IV
(A) Article 370 was abolished by Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act — this matches (I) 2019.
(B) Mahbooba Mufti became the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir — this matches (II) 2016.
(C) Death of Sheikh Abdullah — this matches (III) 1982.
(D) National Conference led by Farooq Abdullah came to power with the demand of regional autonomy for Jammu and Kashmir — this matches (IV) 1996.
NCERT (2025-26): “Politics since 1948 … In 1974 Indira Gandhi reached an agreement with Sheikh Abdullah and he became the Chief Minister of the State. He revived the National Conference which was elected with majority in the assembly elections held in 1977. Sheikh Abdullah died in 1982 and the leadership of the National Conference went to his son, Farooq Abdullah, who became the Chief Minister.… Insurgency and After … Throughout the period from 1990, Jammu and Kashmir experienced extraordinary violence at the hands of the insurgents and through army action. Assembly elections in the State were held only in 1996 in which the National Conference led by Farooq Abdullah came to power with a demand for regional autonomy for Jammu and Kashmir.… 2002 and Beyond … In 2014, the state went into another election, which recorded the highest voters’ turnout in 25 years. Consequently a coalition government led by Mufti Mohammed Sayeed of the PDP came into power with the BJP as its partner. After Mufti Mohammed Sayeed died, his daughter Mahbooba Mufti became the first woman Chief Minister of the state in April 2016. During the tenure of Mahbooba Mufti, major acts of terrorism, mounting external and internal tensions were witnessed. The President’s rule was imposed in June 2018 after BJP withdrew its support to the Mufti government. On 5 August 2019, Article 370 was abolished by the Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Act 2019 and the state was constituted into two Union Territories, viz., Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.…” |